Combined bath-tub seat and toilet-stand.



BATBNTBD AUG. 2,L 1904.

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APPL'IOATION IILBD MAY 12, 1902.

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No. 706,320. PATENTE AUG. z, 1904.

E. T. BROWN.

COMBINED BATH TUB SEAT AND TOILET STAND.

APPLwATxoN FILED MAY 12. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

COMBINED BATH-TUB SEAT VAND TOILET-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,320, dated August 2, 1904.

Application ined May 12,1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Een ERT T. BROWN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Bath-Tub Seat and Toilet- Stand, of which the following is a specification.

Bath-tub seats as ordinarily constructed are provided with hangers having' hook-shaped upper ends which are adapted to engage over the rolls or rounded upper edges of the bath-tub. In applying and removing such a seat the same is liable to be dropped into the tub, and. when this occurs the interior of the tubis marred or cracked. Such seats are also undesirable where the inner roll or edg'e of the tub rests against av wall, rendering it inconvenient or impracticable to reliably engage the inner seat-hanger over the tub.

One of the objects of my invention is to mount the seat on a portable support in such manner that it can be readily placed into and removed from a bath-tub and so that it is reliably sustained independently of the tub, thus obviating the danger of dropping the seat into the tub and inarring the latter and also adapting the seat to tubs placed ag'ainst a wall of the bath-room.

My invention has the further object to so construct and combine the seat with its portable support that when not in use in the bath tub it may be utilized as a bath-room chair, and, if desired, also as a toilet or shaving stand.

ln the accompanying' drawings, consisting of two sheets, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved seat and standard applied to a bath-tub, the latter being shown in transverse section. Fig'. 2 is an elevation at rig'ht angles to Fig. 1, viewed from the side of the standard on which the seat is arranged, the bath-tub being' shown in longitudinal section. Fig'. 3 is a sectional top plan view of the seat and standard. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the lower seat-joint in line 4 4, Fig'. 2. Fig'. 5 is a horizontal section in line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section in line 6 6, Fig. 2. Figs. 7 and 8 are cross-sections in lines 7 T and S S, Fig'. 6. Fig'. 9 is a sectional elevation of the seat and the upper Serial No. 107,030. (No model.)

portion of the standard, showing a modification of the invention. Fig. 10 isa side elevation of another modification, the tub being shown in transverse section. Fig. 11 is a face View of the lower portion of the standard shown in Fig. 10, a fragment of the tub being shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 12 is an enlarged vertical section in line 12 12, Fig. 11. Figs. 13 and 14 are cross-sections in lines 13 13 and 14 14, Fig'. 12.

Like letters of reference referto like parts in the several figures.

The bath-tub A is supported clear of the floor by the usual feet o.

B indicates the bath-tub seat, which is supported independently of the tub by a portable standard C, adapted to be placed beside the tub and provided with a comparatively broad and stable base O', which extends some distance under the tub, so as to firmly sustain the seat. This base is preferably bifurcated, as shown, to permit a person to enter between its arms or branches and stand closely to the standard when the latter is used for shaving or other toilet purposes. The seat B is secured to horizontal arms D, carried by hangers IC, which latter depend from a bracket F, mounted on the standard C. This bracket is carried by a sleeve F', which is adjustably clamped to the standard by a thumb-screwf, or other means, so vthat upon loosening this screw the bracket can be raised or lowered on the standard for adapting the elevation of the seat to the person using it. The hangers E are pivotally connected to the bracket F to permit the seat to be swung into and out of the bath-tub. For this purpose the upper ends of the hangers may be connected to the bracket F by a compound or universal joint, which permits the seat to be swung vertically either crosswise or lengthwise of the tub. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 8 of the drawings the upper ends of the hangers E are pivoted to lugs of' the bracket F by transverse pins g, and the bracket is provided with a rearwardly-extending stud or journal L, adapted to turn in a socket or bearing z',-projecting horizontally from the sleeve F. rIhis jonrnal is provided at its inner end with a square or angular portion 71,', which normally occu- IOO pies the outer portion of the bearing z', which portion is made of corresponding cross-section, as shown in Figs. 6 and 8, so that when the journal is fully inserted in its bearing it is prevented from turning therein by its angular portion, while upon withdrawing the journal far enough to allow its angular portion to clear the angular outer end of the bearing theI journal can be freely turned in the bearing for swinging the bath-tub seat into and out of the tub lengthwise of the same. The journal when fully inserted may be clamped in its bearing by a set-screw j', it desired; but the use of such a fastening is ordinarily not necessary.v

The seat-arms D are preferably hinged to the lower ends of the hangers E by transverse pins 7c, so that the seat can be folded against the hangers whenthe device is not in use, as shown by dotted lines in Fig..l. The seat is prevented from unfolding beyond a horizontal position by lugs or anges le', extending upward frointlie inner ends of the seat-arms D and abutting against the adjacent sides of the hangers E, as shown in Fig. 4. The upper portions of the hangers are curved forwardly from their pivots g, and the hangers are prevented from swinging outward beyond a perpendicular position by the projecting front ends of the bracket F, against which the curved upper portions of the hangers abut, as seen in Fig. 4. In order to prevent marring of the tub in case the bracket F should be adjusted to rest upon it, the adjacent sides of the bracket and the sleeve F are faced with rubber or similar soft material, as shownat Z. For the same purpose the seat-arms D are provided at their inner ends with rubber cushions or buffers Z.

In addition to serving as an independent support for the bath-tub seat the standard may also be utilized as a support for a mirror M. In the construction shown in Figs. l and 2 this mirror is pivotally mounted in a yoke N, secured to the upper end of a rod or stem a. This rod is telescoped into an upright tubea, carried by a bracket 0 of inverted-L Jform. rIhe vertical member of this bracket may be adjustably secured in the tubular standard C by a set-screw p or other` fastening, and the stem of the yoke N may likewise be adjustably secured in the bracket-tube n by similar means to permit the mirror to be adjusted to the desired height. rJhe horizontal member 0 of the mirror-bracket is'arranged to extend outward from the standard, as seen in Fig. l. /Vhen the device is to be used as a toiletstand, say for shaving, the bath-tub seat is swung upwardly on its transverse pivots g to the reversed or inverted position shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, in which position the seat overlies or rests upon the horizontal or offset portion o of the mirror-bracket, forming a shelf for a shaving-In ug and other toilet articles. Upon loosening the set-screw of the sleeve Fl the seat-carrying bracket F may be adjusted verticaily on the standard in accordance with the adjustment of the mirror-bracket for bringing the reversed seat above the latter.

By so pivoting the seat to the standard that it can swing vertically in planes at right angles to each other the seat may be swung transversely of the tub when the saine is wide enough for this purpose, or it may be swung lengthwise of the tub where the latter is too narrow to permit of the other movement of the seat. When the seat is moved crosswise of the tub, it is unnecessary to disturb the seat-carrying bracket F; but when the narrowness of the tub requires the seat to be swung lengthwise thereof the bracket is turned on the sleeve F by partly withdrawing its journal from the socket of the sleeve, as hereinbefore described. If the device is to be used as a toilet-stand, said journal is fully reinserted after reversing the seat. In this reversed position the overhanging seat is prevented from folding down against the hangers 'E by the otl'set arm 0 of the mirror-support;

but, if desired, it may be held in place independently of this arm by removable lockingpins Q, passed through coinciding openings in the hangers and in Hanges q at the inner ends of the seat-arms D, as shown.

It will now be understood that in placing the seat within the bat-h-tub the same is swung to its upper position,lin which it clears the top of the tub, and the standard C is then` placed beside the tub with its base under the same. rI`he seat is then swung down into the tub and, if necessary, is iinallyadjusted ver-Y tically on the standard, as required. To withdraw the seat, the same is simply swung above the tub, and the standard, with the seat attached thereto, is removed to some available part of the bath-room to be used as a bathroom chair.

If desired', a cross bar or rack r for towels may be secured to the mirror-bracket 0, as shown in the drawings.

In the modified construction of the invention shown in Fig. 9 the mirror-bracket of the first-described construction is omitted and the mirror is supported by the reversed seat B', which latter is provided at its free edge IOO IIO

with a socket r', `in which the stem of the mirror M is clamped by a set-screw r2. This figure also illustrates a modiiication inthe construction of the seat-arms Dl and hangers E, which parts may be formed in one piece,

as there shown.

If desired, the reversible seat-hangers may be pivoted to the portable standard by a single and reversed only lengthwise of the tub. In the latter ease the hangers are provided at their meeting upper end with a journal ft2, turning in a socket t" of the sleeve Fsand having an angular portion which is interlocked with the corresponding outer end of said socket for rigidly holding the seat in place both in its normal and reversed positions, as already explained with reference to the first described construction. In the construction just described a straight mirror-supporting rod of, telescoping into the tubular standard, may be employed.

In each of the several embodiments of my invention the seat is attached to and carried by the portable standard independently of the bath-tub, and the same can be conveniently swung into and out of the tub without liability of dropping it into the tub and marring or otherwise injuring the latter, and in each of the several constructions the device when removed from the tub may be used as a chair, while, if desired, the seat can be reversed and retained in that position for converting the device into a toilet-stand. The device thus forms a useful bath-room accessory, which when used as a bath-tub seat does not project into the room inasmuch as it extends under and into the bath-tub and which when not used as a bath-tub seat serves either as a bath-room chair or a toilet-stand.

If desired, the seat may be placed into the tub and withdrawn therefrom by simply sliding its sleeve or support F3 vertically on the standard instead of swinging' the seat on the bracket. In this case the standard is made long enough for this purpose, as shown in Fig. 10.

I claim as my inventionl. A combined bath-tub seat, chair, and toilet-stand, comprising a portable standard having a laterally-projecting base constructed to extend under a bath-tub, a bracket capable of vertical adjustment on the standard, a hanger pivotally connected with said bracket and extending downwardly therefrom, and a seat carried by said hanger, whereby the seat can be placed in its normal position for use in the bath-tub or as a chair, or turned to a reversed position to serve as a toilet-shelf, substantially as set forth.

2. A portable bath-tub seat and support, comprising a portable standard having a base, a supporting-sleeve capable of vertical adjustment on said standard, a bracket reversibly journaled on said sleeve, and a hanger hinged to said bracket and carrying a seat, substantially as set forth.

3. A portable bath-tub seat and support, comprisinga portable standard having a base and a horizontal socket 0r bearing arranged above the base and made partly cylindrical and partly angular', a reversible bracket having a journal capable of slidinglengthwise in said bearing and provided with an angular portion adapted to interlock with the corresponding' portion of said bearing, a hanger hinged to said bracket by a pivot arranged at right angles to said journal, and a seat carried by said hanger, substantially as set forth.

4a A portable bath-tub seat and support, comprising a portable standard having' a base and a horizontal supporting member extending outwardly from the upper portion of the standard, a hanger reversibly attached to the standard below said supporting member and arranged on the side thereof opposite said member, and a seat carried by said hanger and arranged to overlie said supporting member in the upper position of the hanger, substantially as set forth.

5. A portable bath-tub seat and support, comprising a portable standard having a base and a horizontal supporting member extendl l EGBERT T. BROi/VN.

Vitnesses:

THEO. L. PoPP, CARL F. GEYER. 

